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{{short description|American lawyer (1913–2005)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder
| office = 6th [[United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States]]
| term_start = 1966
| term_end = 1969
| preceded = [[Ellsworth Bunker]]
| succeeded = [[Joseph J. Jova]]
| birth_date = December 7, 1913
| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|3|18|1913|12|7}}
| birth_place = [[Trenton, New Jersey]], U.S.
| education = [[Hamilton College]]<br>[[Cornell University]]
}}

'''Sol Myron Linowitz''' (December 7, 1913 – March 18, 2005) was an American diplomat, lawyer,<ref>[http://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/resources/legends_in_the_law/linowitz.cfm Legends in the Law: Sol Linowitz].</ref> and businessman.

==Early life==
Linowitz was born to a [[American Jews|Jewish]] family<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2CAGE9yJcm8C&q=David+Broder&pg=PA190|first=Steve|last=Silbiger|title=The Jewish Phenomenon: Seven Keys to the Enduring Wealth of a People|pages=191|publisher=Taylor Trade Publishing|date=May 25, 2000|isbn=9781589794900}}</ref> in [[Trenton, New Jersey]].<ref name=WaPo /> He was a graduate of [[Trenton Central High School]], [[Hamilton College (New York)|Hamilton College]] class of 1935 and [[Cornell Law School]] class of 1938, where he served as a trustee.

==Career==
In the 1960s, Linowitz served as the chair of the [[Xerox]] Corporation.

Linowitz helped negotiate the return of the [[Panama Canal]] to [[Panama]] under the direction of President [[Jimmy Carter]]. In 1964, Linowitz joined David Rockefeller to launch the [[International Executive Service Corps]], which was established to help bring about prosperity and stability in developing nations through the growth of private enterprise.<ref name=WaPo>{{cite news|last=Holley|first=Joe|title=Former Diplomat Sol Linowitz, 91, Dies|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47416-2005Mar18.html|access-date=October 3, 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=March 18, 2005}}</ref> Besides being a career diplomat, lawyer, and one time chairman of [[Xerox]], he wrote two books, ''The Making of a Public Man: A Memoir'', and ''The Betrayed Profession''.

From 1974 to 1978, Linowitz was head of the [[Federal City Council]], a group of business, civic, education, and other leaders interested in economic development in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite news|last=Whitaker|first=Joseph D.|title=New Housing Called Prime Need in D.C.|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=September 30, 1975|page=C1|postscript=none}}; {{cite news|last=Lynton|first=Stephen J.|title=Former OMB Chief Is Named Federal City Council Head|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=September 26, 1978|page=B3}}</ref>

On November 6, 1979, the Carter administration announced Linowitz would replace [[Robert S. Strauss]] as Special Representative for Middle East Peace Negotiations (the [[Palestinian autonomy talks]]). On December 4, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved his appointment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1977-80v09Ed2/d310|title=310. Memorandum From Robert Hunter of the National Security Council Staff to the President's Special Representative for Middle East Peace Negotiations-Designate (Linowitz)|first=|last=|date=November 14, 1979|work=Foreign Relations of the United States|access-date=March 14, 2022}}</ref>

In 1983, he received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url= https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#public-service}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=1991 |title=Glenn T. Seaborg Biography Photo |url= https://achievement.org/achiever/glenn-t-seaborg-ph-d/|quote= Three members of the American Academy of Achievement during the 1991 “Salute to Excellence” luncheon at the United Nations in New York City: Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Ambassador Sol M. Linowitz and Walter H. Shorenstein.}}</ref>

He was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] in 1998 by President [[Bill Clinton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/19/obituaries/sol-m-linowitz-dies-at-91-businessman-and-diplomat.html|title=Sol M. Linowitz Dies at 91; Businessman and Diplomat|first=Neil A.|last= Lewis|date=March 19, 2005|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 4, 2020}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
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